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Ahhhhh! beautiful poem- I would like exactly the same. Can't think off anything to add. And I do have days or at least parts of days where I experience all of that. ----- a poem of mine ---- if every word was a seed of love If every word were a seed of love I would probably say less but be even more happy. It would become harder and harder to feel anger, resentment, judgement, guilt or fear. If every word was a seed of love, allowing fruit to ripen and the seed to mature, gathering the seed gently with care and storing it safely until ready to plant with attention and intention, would be truly Holy. If every seed was word, poems would be sprouting greenly everywhere abundantly supplying the nutrients of peace on this world and beyond. The miracle of each flower and the attraction of each butterfly and bee would fill libraries with stories that would end all suffering, all war, all greed. When seeds blow, scattering in the wind, we would surely know that god is a poet. If every word was a seed of love the light that glows out of the dark mysterious void surrounding each letter would be heard and seen as divine. These symbols, these images would clearly send healing vibration out to all who allowed their hearts to be open at these altars. Each limb of each letter dancing in harmony each with the other, syllables sounding opening vortices in the body and senses. Silence creating a field of play for words in a fully cooperative game. each seed constantly evolving and being informed of growth potentials into sentences never imagined possible. if every word was a seed of love then, like an acorn grows into a majestic spreading tower of oak, each of us may be the burgeoning of a sustainable community housing the nests for the scurrying and flying creatures that store joy in the winter and burst into song in spring. if every word was that seed of love each child would grow giving shade and safety the expansion of learning branches reaching for sunlight until in some future time this world comes crashing down knowing that as we die into the earth joyfully the breaking down source of nurturance for new words. Hide full comment

I like this poetical writing written by Lariv Athem. This writing begins with a question "What would you like" and ends with the same quetion "What would you like?" According to my understanding, we keep our mind and heart open to receive wonders of the world. I was born by the union of two loving and caring parents. Unconditional love creates union between two people regardless of apparent and outward differences. When we engage with others with a loving heart life flows like a river. Outward differences do not create walls beween two people. Walls are created by this way of thinking and living. Instead of divisiveness, true love creates and sustains union between people. We need to generate, cultivate and sustain such union between people of different caste, color, creed, ideas and status. Following this path is essental in the world we live in. Sadly the world we live in is highly divided by political, social, ideolgical, and economic, caste and clolor differences. When I was a child my father used to sing a song in Hindi: Utha jaga musafir bhore bhai aba rain kahan tak sovat hai! Jo jagat hai vo pavat hai jo sovat hai vo khovat hai. O traveler, the morning is dawned. How long will you sleep? One who gets up gets blessings, one who keeps on sleeping is losing everything. I sing this song every morning. It keeps me awake. When we awake there is nothing to lose. When we keep on sleeping we lose everything. I am very grateful to Lariv Athem for offering such a preciou gift to us. May we wake up from darkness and wake up and be grateful to the light coming from within. Namste! Jagdish P Dave, Phd, PsyD Hide full comment